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2020-05-14 Caribbean-Latin America

At least 1 oil tanker from Iran carrying fuel is reportedly underway, heading to Venezuela

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Posted by Fred 2020-05-14 00:00|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top
File under: Govt of Iran

#1 Coal to Newcastle if Newcastle were run by Commies.

Posted by Phusotle Dingle5823 2020-05-14 03:49|| 2020-05-14 03:49|| Front Page Top

#2 /\. !!

Posted by Clem 2020-05-14 06:35|| 2020-05-14 06:35|| Front Page Top

#3 #1 - VERY early Snark O' The Day entry

Posted by Frank G 2020-05-14 07:17|| 2020-05-14 07:17|| Front Page Top

#4 Wonder why Venezuela, which has the world's large oil reserves, needs fuel from Iran?

Oh yeah, socialism.

Posted by Daffy Brown6765 2020-05-14 10:40|| 2020-05-14 10:40|| Front Page Top

#5 I doubt oil is the only cargo aboard the ship.
And upon it's return to Iran what will it be carrying?

Posted by Vespasian Ebboting9735 2020-05-14 12:12|| 2020-05-14 12:12|| Front Page Top

#6 Covid-19 medicine no doubt.

Posted by swksvolFF 2020-05-14 12:24|| 2020-05-14 12:24|| Front Page Top

#7 'Essential Oils'?

Posted by Mullah Richard 2020-05-14 16:45|| 2020-05-14 16:45|| Front Page Top

#8 Wonder why Venezuela, which has the world's large oil reserves, needs fuel from Iran?

As I recall, Venezuela does not have an oil refinery. They were accustomed to sending it to the U.S. to be refined, but apparently we don’t do that for them anymore. Iran, on the other hand, does have a refinery. No doubt they take home cocaine for distribution throughout the MidEast — given the current glut, I can’t imagine anyone wants Venezuela’s heavy, sour product (no, I don’t know what that means, except that it’s bad in comparison to light, sweet crude), even if China hadn’t locked it all in some years back at much less than it was worth then — but I’ll bet more than it’s worth now...

Posted by trailing wife 2020-05-14 19:18|| 2020-05-14 19:18|| Front Page Top

#9 Venezuelan crude is refined by its American subsidiary Citgo (yes, the same company that has the sign in Boston's Kenmore Square). Trump imposed sanctions and froze its assets last year. Bgrd here

Posted by Lex 2020-05-14 19:26|| 2020-05-14 19:26|| Front Page Top

#10 Valenzuela has more than enough refining capacity (built by Americans, nationalized (stolen) in the 70's). When Chavez took over, he fired the PVDSA workers and replaced them with his supporters. They didn't know squat about oil production, refining or distribution and it has been downhill race between incompetence and corruption ever since.

Posted by Phusotle Dingle5823 2020-05-14 19:43|| 2020-05-14 19:43|| Front Page Top

#11 Valenzuela = damned autocorrect.

Posted by Phusotle Dingle5823 2020-05-14 19:52|| 2020-05-14 19:52|| Front Page Top

#12 Great pitcher, tho

Posted by Frank G 2020-05-14 20:08|| 2020-05-14 20:08|| Front Page Top

#13 Thank you for explaining, Phusotle Dingle5823. My learning for today.

Posted by trailing wife 2020-05-14 21:12|| 2020-05-14 21:12|| Front Page Top

#14 Valenzuela brought the heat.
But Chavez couldn't hit a curveball to save his culo

Posted by Lex 2020-05-14 21:44|| 2020-05-14 21:44|| Front Page Top

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